Shaft mounting for bearing assembly



y 1950 M. s. SISULAK I 2,513,970

SHAFT MOUNTING FOR BEARING ASSEMBLY Filed June 20, 1947 Patented July 4, 1950 SHAFT MOUNTING FOR BEARING ASSEMBLY Michael S. Sisulak, Chicago, Ill., assignor to International Harvester Company, a corporation of New Jersey Application June 20, 1947, Serial No. 755,824

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to an antifriction bearing mounting and more specifically to a shaft mounting for a bearing.

In order to rigidly secure bearing assemblies against lateral thrust with respect to shafting, various constructions have been employed in the past. One of the most effective ways for accomplishing this result was to longitudinally slot both ends of an adapter sleeve and provide each end of said sleeve with a conical or tapering surface. Clamping elements having tapered inner surfaces would then be threaded to the outer ends of the sleeve, and by tightening these clamping members the sleeve would be forced or compressed inwardly and thereby securely clamp the bearing assembly to the shaft. This type of construction, though sat sfactory, proved expensive and required the tightening of independent clamping members thereby providing a costly assembly problem. In order to eliminate the cost problem and yet provide an efficient bearing assembly whereby both ends of an adapter sleeve are securely clamped to a shaft, applicant has devised a novel construction wherein it is only necessary to tighten One clamping member.

It is th prime object of this invention to provide a simple and inexpensive shaft mounting for a bearing, said mounting including a slotted adapter sleeve which can be securely mounted on a shaft by simply tightening one clamping member.

Other objects will become more apparent as the description proceeds when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevational view of the shaft mounting and bearing assembly.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of the shaft mounting and bearing assembly taken along the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational view showing a shaft having the various parts of a shaft mounting assembly carried thereon in disassembled and spaced apart relation.

Figure 4 is a detail end view of one end of the adapter sleeve.

Figure 5 is a detail end view of the other end of the same adapter sleeve.

A shaft mounting and bearing assembly is generally indicated by the reference character III. The bearing assembly, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3, is mounted on a shaft II. The bearing assembly comprises a sleeve adapter I2 having end portions I3 and I4. The end portion I3 is provided with a downwardly and outwardly tapering surface I5 and includes a plurality of longitudinally extending slots IS. The end portion I4 of the sleeve adapter [2 is also provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending slots II. Immediately adjacent the tapering surface I5 is a threaded extension I8.

The sleeve adapter I2 is provided at the end portion I4 with a circumferentially xtending rim I9 comprising a plurality of projecting segments 20. Each of the projecting segments 29 is provided with an outer tapering surface 2|, said surface sloping downwardly in the same direction as the tapering surface I5.

Positioned between the ends of the sleeve adapter I2 is a bearing supporting surface 22 on which is mounted an antifriction bearing 23. The antifriction bearing 23 includes an inner race 24 and an outer race 25 supporting a plurality of ball bearings 26. A collar 28 is positioned adjacent the antifriction bearing 23 and inwardly of the circumferentially extending rim I9. The collar 28 is provided with an inner tapering surface 21 which is adapted to engage the tapering A clamping member or nut 29 having a tapering surface 30 and an inner screw threaded surface 3| is screwed to the threaded extension I8.

During assembly of the shaft mounting the sleeve adapter I2 is slid over the shaft I I as best shown in Figure 3. The sleeve. adapter I2 may be readily moved along this shaft, since the dimensional tolerance between the sleeve and the shaft is sumcient to provide for sliding engagement. The collar 28 is then moved over the sleeve adapter I2 until the inner tapering surface 27 is in engagement with the tapering surfaces 2I of the projecting segments 20. The bearing assembly is then placed over the bearing upporting surface 22 of the sleeve adapter I2. After these parts are in place, the threaded nut 29 is screwed and tightened over the threaded extension. As the clamping member or nut 29 is tightened the inner bearing race 24 is thrust against the collar 28. In view of the tapering relation of the collar 28 and the projecting segments 20, the end I4 of the adapter sleeve I2 is resiliently compressed inwardly against the shaft II. The same action takes place at the end portion I3 due to the tapering relationship of the clamping member 29 and the tapering surface I5. As the clamping member 29 is tightened further, both ends of the sleeve adapter are rigidly secured on the shaft II and the shaft mounting assembly is secured against endwise thrust. The parts of the structure are machined to sufficiently close surface 2| of the circumferentially extending rim dimensional tolerances so that the clamping pressures at both ends of the adapter sleeve are substantially the same It can be seen, therefore, that an efiicient hear ing mounting has been provided wherein a minimum of parts is required to securely fasten the bearing assembl to a shaft. The parts can be quickly assembled and it is only necesary that one clamping member be utilized to tighten both ends of the bearing. time saving can be aiforded in the assembly of this construction.

It is to be understood that changes and modifications may be made in this construction which do not materially depart from the spirit of the invention as disclosed nor the scope thereof as defined in the appended claim.

What is claimed is;

A shaft mounting for a bearing comprising an.

adapter sleeve having first and second l0ngituclinally slotted portions disposed at opllosite ends. of said sleeve, the'slotted portions b ing movable inwardly toward a shaft for engag' e the same in clamping relation, circum er .r tially extending tapering surface adjacent the first slotted portion, a threaded extension ad cent the tapering surface of the first slotted p tion, said extension being spaced inwardly from the tapering surface, a' circumferentially extending rim adjacent the second slotted portion, said rim projecting outwardly from the adapter sleeve and having a plurality of circumferentially disposed slots in alignment with the slots of the Thus considerable second slotted portion, a tapering surface on said rim, said tapering surface tapering in the same general direction as the tapering surface of the first slotted portion, a bearing supporting surportion, screw threads on said clamping member engaging the threaded extension, said clamping member being arranged to move a bearing on the bearing surface into engagement with the collar thereby moving the collar longitudinally whereby the first and second slotted portions are simultaneously moved inwardly to grip a shaft in clamping relation.

MICHAEL S. SISULAK.

(DES CILTED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,139,120 Hoiiman May 11, 1915 1,677,326 Bowen July 17, 1928 2,337,035 Pixley May 29, 1945 

